Mietta's Guide to Australian Restaurants

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Za'Ba Cafe

Ph: (03) 9534 9229; 92b Acland St, St Kilda 3182

Modern Australian, $$ -
Open mon-fri 4pm-1am; sat-sun noon-11am; Licensed; AE MC V EFT

Other published opinions

The Age Cheap Eats 2007 "Acland Street is a notorious 'restaurant eater' but Za'Ba has survived its two-year initiation. First impressions don't quite explain why: slightly rickety tables and the air of a venue unsure if it wants to be a restaurant, bar or club."

The Age Cheap Eats 2006 Za'ba holds the promise of decadent late nights, with its plush red couches, floor-to-ceiling drapes, a well-stocked bar, and house DJ. But the food is no afterthought.

The Age Cheap Eats 2005 "The eccentric menu is something Marco Polo might have dreamed up once back in Venice after 24 years in China"

Take 5 Dani Valent 8/8/04 "This bar and restaurant is the fourth incarnation on this site in two years. Signs suggest Za'ba will stick around longer than its predecessors: there's a keen regular crowd despite a slightly scary menu"

Or perhaps ...

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The Algarve Victoria
Politely fashionable, fairly fishy, food at reasonable prices, a minimal wine list and a pleasant courtyard area are found in this Elwwod eatery.

The Apartment Victoria
Cafe at lunch tapas and drinks later - pleasant 'corporate' scene with live music at weekends

Arintji Victoria
Arintji has Federation Square's prime spot, and on Jacques Reymond it certainly isn't squandered. This is a very professional set up.

Aroma Bar Restaurant Victoria
One of many popular cafes in this strip of Ormond Rd which open out completely onto the street.

Barca Food & Wine Victoria

Bar Corvina Victoria
Nothing ground breaking but a great feel. Bar Corvina, as the French say "fits well in its skin".

Bar Humbug Victoria

Birdcage Restaurant Victoria
Seriously groovy young things swarm here for the hip style, cool location at the mouth of the George Ballroom.

Blue Bar Victoria
Cool and stylish bar that attracts a young crowd. Music most nights and drinks till late.

Bluecorn Victoria
The food is Mexican, the chef is trendy, prices are reasonable and the service minimalist.

Cabinet Victoria

Caboose Victoria

Cafe 97 Victoria
This small, simple cafe is situated on the entrance of a once grand mansion and so has a de facto courtyard.

Cafe Chagall Victoria
The quintessentially cosmopolitan Cafe Chagall is a very family-friendly restaurant.

Cafe Max Victoria
People like the buffet food at lunch here. There's usually a big display of salads available or you can order from a menu of pastas and grills.

Cafe Miro Victoria
Hardware Lane is vibrant, busy and chic, and this establishment fits in perfectly. Miro is contemporary but not pretentious.

Cafe Orange Victoria
It feels a bit like a student house albeit an orange one and it has a great hidden garden with a big old peppercorn out the back.

The Candy Bar Victoria
A pioneering Greville St bar. Still packing them in for DJs, drinks and mod oz meals.

Chez Olivier Victoria

The Church Street Pantry Victoria
This great cafe in Church Street, overlooking the ground of St. Andrews Church, is a well-kept secret.

Daguerres Victoria
A funky Prahran cafe whose charcoal grey and orange walls are adorned with coloured photographs that Daguerre could only have dreamt of.

David Jones Foodhall Victoria

Donovans Victoria
A comfortable restaurant right on the St Kilda beachfront. Good Italian food. Mains $30-$40.

Eat Drink Bento Victoria

Flying Duck Hotel Victoria
This old pub has a good environment with a courtyard and a beer garden and open fires in winter.

The Fringe Cafe Victoria
Busy commercial operation in a central Acland St position. Well priced, something-for-everyone menu.

The Garden Restaurant Victoria

The Great Provider Victoria
A fabulous situation. Perched on the water's edge at the St Kilda Marina The Great Provider's generous windows look out onto a busy nautical scene.

Gust Cofetarie Victoria
A bright, sometimes noisy place with a fresh interesting flavour to its style and its dishes.

The Hare and Tortoise Victoria

Hotel Max Victoria

Idea Fine Food & Wine Victoria
A Chinese restaurant with Japanese (and Cantonese) food with a huge bargain priced wine list.

Jackie O Victoria
This bright and light cafe is open on all sides - you can check out all the action on the street.

Lezzet Modern Turkish Cuisine Victoria
A bright cheerful Turkish cafe turning out pizzas, kebabs dips and all the other things that make this such an attractive cuisine.

Lill's Backroom Bistro Victoria

Manchester Lane Victoria
A splendid setting for an eclectic mix of quality music and the venue for lots of meetings and interesting events.

Mary Martin Bookshop Cafe Victoria
With expanded seating and kitchen facilities, you can now get real food for the stomach as well sustenance for the soul at Mary Martin's.

Meli Melo Victoria

Mini Restaurant & Wine Bar Victoria
Two rooms, partially below the pavement, a high communal table, plain timber tables and chairs and banquets along the wall - good Greek style dishes

The Mint Bar And Bistro Victoria

Money Order Office (MOO) Victoria
The situation is fabulous - a basement filled with antiques and fantasy.

One Eleven Spring Street Victoria
No longer the Lounge but a 'modern European' restaurant with cocktail bar. It serves breakfast and the traditional Windsor afternoon teas.

One Fitzroy Street Victoria
The large room follows Fitzroy St around the corner and overlooks the yachts at St Kilda Marina. Food in the modern manner - mains around $32.

One Fitzroy Street Bistro Victoria
A basic bistro at street level below the One Fitzroy St restaurant. Good wine list

Oyster Victoria

Prahran Hotel Victoria

Punch Lane Wine Bar Victoria
Classy bar with an excellent wine list and a great selection of Australian and international cheeses.

Railway Cafe And Bar Middle Brighton Victoria

Riva St Kilda Victoria
Great views of the bay over the St Kilda Marina, this modern cafe is a splendid place for a leisurely summer meal

Salto Victoria

Sapore Victoria

Sarti Victoria
A lovely rooftop space with courtyard serving simple but well executed dishes. There's also a cheaper bar menu.

Sofi's Victoria

Solarino Victoria

Soupanatural Victoria

Sous Sol Victoria

Spudbar Victoria

Stokehouse Downtairs Victoria
This really is a lovely room - dark but with great windows onto the beach with an open fire and lounges at one end for the winter.

Stork Hotel Victoria
The Stork is a bit daggy, and has the feel of a country pub, serving basic pub meals in the front bar and with a cafe, The Pantry, out the back.

Suger Victoria

Syracuse Victoria
This is a wine 'lounge' with good food. The room is beautiful, high ceilings, Greek columns and an eclectic mix of Victorian furniture and marble. The focus is on the enormous wine list.

The Establishment Victoria

Three Degrees Bar Brewery Brasserie Victoria

Tjanabi Victoria

Treasury Restaurant Victoria
The Treasury, is situated on one side of a large open space that used to be the lobby. It's open for breakfast & dinner daily, lunch Mon-Fri.

Verge Victoria
This is a place to enjoy. There's a fabulous view over the Treasury gardens, the service is particularly well judged

Vineyard Victoria
The Vineyard is a food and drink joint by day and a dance and drink spot by night. Popular amongst all who frequent St Kilda

The Windsor Hotel Victoria

Za'Ba Cafe Victoria

Zartowa Victoria
It's particularly well positioned, with a large space outside cribbed from the road which is ideal for 'parking' the dalmation.